The Chemical Industry Blame Game

Produce too little energy over the next 35 years, says the International Energy Agency in this article from the Guardian Weekly, and there will be price hikes and a financial crash; produce too much and the increased rate of global warming will also result in economic disaster. The rest of the article leaves you with the feeling that we have just gone too far, that nothing will or can be done to reverse the environmental catastrophe we seem to be heading towards. To what extent will the chemical industry be blamed for this disaster?